Question about admin/limited accounts

[Spacehead]

If i log into my admin account, then switch users(still logged into admin account) to log into my limited account & surf the net am i defeating the purpose of having a limited account? Is the admin account still vulnerable to any internet nasties i my come across?

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Spacehead
If i log into my admin account, then switch users(still logged into admin account) to log into my limited account & surf the net am i defeating the purpose of having a limited account?

Even if you haven't formally logged off the Admin account before logging onto the Limited account, you'll still have the enhanced protection of non-Admin browsing :thumbsup:

Is the admin account still vulnerable to any internet nasties i my come across?

The browser would have to be deliberately run under the Admin credentials, either by using RunAs or by switching back to the Admin account.

 

[Spacehead]

OK, thanks for the reassurance mechBgon.